New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-12
HUNDREDS KILLED OR HURT,
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to plumber the dead this terrible accident aud to
take even the which covered their feet VINO tnoe
wretches are is not now known. Whether they were
band OF pckuockeis who accompanied the train or some
ro bers who were lurking in the neghborhood cannot DC
said The horrible susp iclon, however, exists anu
there are many who give credit that TIE accident was
a deliberately planned case OF train-"reckihG lna' ,o
bridge was set fire by mscreants who hoped 10 sc"e
the opportunity offered and the fact that the hrdgc was
SO far consumed the time the train came along anu
the added fact that the train hour aud haf ae'
are pointed out ~ evidence of careful conspiracy ~
seems hardly possible that men could De 50 o't W a." ~
ordnarv feelings which animate the bascst OF the human
race bat still. who will rob dead lnen WIZ "i.'
steal from tho dying and pundor the wounded
can do almost anything which Is base' ana Una. Is
what those nends in human form All ine'
went into the GERS when the fire was burning
aero.y underneath. and when the poor wretchcs WHO
were pinned there begged them For Co.'s SAKE 10 heP
them out" stripped them of their watches anu Je"ery
and searched their pockets for money When the dei
bodies were in the corn field these hyehas tuhe'
them over in their search for valuables That the plum
derpg WAS done by an organized gang was proven by
the fact that this morning in the corn field sixteen
purses all empty. were found in one heap. 1t was
chastity Numbering AMI had punderers been caught
this afternoon they would surely have been yncheh
1T was simply horrible" said e. A. Van Zandt'
Of Peoria, 90 reporter for The Times. No words Of
the rear sleeper and in danger, as no one III
the six slccpers was more than shaken up. But even
there we got bad shake. felt three distinct pumps
and then rushed OF the and ran forward 10 Tue
wreck The only light was the flames OF the purmns
bridge and above II the day coaches were piled on Top VI
one another The engine buried in the ditch anu
the headlcss body of the engineer Eugene McChlooN'
was underneath H. From all sides came groans ana
cries for aid so we went to work and we hal 10 WoiA
hard too II the wreck ever caught fire, 3Vo peoP'o
would have burned to death and the only thihs We
could do smother the fire with dirt ~ was h"u
and slow work and took MS four hours 10 90 H. ou W"
did IT, and when the fire ont other help came anu
cot the dead and wounded ont and in the morning ear
red them over 10 Chatsworh. where took what care
of them could.
There was an incident in the affair which was NOT
only remarkable in its way but shows 10" terri"iy
those six coaches TANNED aud mashed together
When the accident occurred, Andy Mooney Of Peoria
and Conductor Stllwe. who was In charge OF the Tram
were three ears from each other. Mooney was Ia TIC
second car and Siwcl in the fifth. The next instant
they found themselves literally I'm each others arms Tue
ear In which the conductor riding having been car
rcd over the two in rnt and dropped on top OF the ono
which Mooney WIS in The strange part OF II was
neither hurt
1.-The most horrible death Of all that Of Eugene Nc
Cinock engineer OF the second engine OF tie double
header. The first engine. which Engineer sutherland
was driving. passed the burning bridge III safety
hut II was under its weight that the half consumed
bridge gave wav the tender dropped back into the
dry slough Suthcranis engine kept the rails and RAJ
on in safety such wasthe awful speed of the unfortunate
tram that McCliutocks engine plunged down into me
black hole and the tender mounted on top or the can
IL took Mcclntock In the back OF the meek ana cut h
head clean OF his shoulders The trunk was found under
the engine but the head could not he found, ana t'
/ presumption Is that e. ground to pieces
"Therc have been many gesses othe origin OF the
u 81 Ind. al rl
/ but 40 lar they are nothing but gucsses
"The news OF the disaster was brought 10 Chatswor'i
by one Of the passengers about midnight aud the inhab
itants reused BUegics lumber wagons ana every KIND
of vehicle were used reach the fatal spot IA fast al
the corpscs taken from the wreck they were hl'
ont on the side OF the track. Before daylight tue worS
OF recovering the dead ami moving them To ChatsWorl
was begun. As the cOrpscs were received lney
were placed in large empty building lately occupied IA
store also IN the public school house and In the depot
waiting room Tho residents of the town threw oreI
their honses for the reception Of the wounded Friend
and relatives OF the dead TO Chaisworh ana IN
scenes in different places where the bodies lay wc
heartrcni;ng"